Rochelle remembered getting "Bs" in her English Literature classes in college. But years later, when she applied for a job and took out her transcript, she was shocked to find that she had actually gotten "C-" grades. She then started telling everyone she remembers being a pretty poor student. Her erratic memory of her mediocre performance is most likely due to ________.

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Hindsight bias is the tendency to remember past events as more favorable or unfavorable than they actually were. In this scenario, Rochelle's memory of her English Literature grades is affected by hindsight bias, causing her to remember her performance as better than it actually was.

Rochelle Remembered Getting "Bs" in Her English Literature Classes in College